Flipkart taps Dunzo founder to head rapid commerce

Flipkart has hired Kabeer Biswas, co-founder of Indian delivery startup Dunzo, as the Walmart-owned e-commerce group expands its e-commerce business in the world’s most populous country.

Biswas will lead Flipkart’s e-commerce business called Flipkart Minutes, a source familiar with the situation told TechCrunch. The move follows Flipkart’s engagement with Biswas potential acquisition of a struggling startup last yearTechCrunch first reported.

The talks fell through due to complications in the ownership structure of Dunzo, which counts Reliance Retail as one of its biggest backers. Reliance has been completely removed from Dunzo in the quarter since then.